Chapter 43 Concrete Arena, Professor Y

There was no need for introductions when Knighthawk talked about the one and only Plume. After all, among all the fourth-years in the whole of Tokyo, she could very well be the most popular of them all. Not only is she a top model of a very popular fashion magazine, she's also an actress and one of the top-ranking fourth-year in all of Tokyo. With her superpower 'Feather', she is proficient in both offense and defense and there aren't a lot of superheroes who can best her in a one-on-one. Well, she's only the daughter of two of the most renowned superheroes in history, Wingman and WingWoman. Aside from their anticlimactic and mediocre names, they're a force to be reckoned with since they've mastered the arts of air maneuvers and flight. They were even nicknamed 'The Angels of Tokyo' back in the day since their wings were of pure, pristine white color. The only thing missing in their outfit is a halo on their head and that would pretty much complete their image.

Aside from having inherited her parents' affinity to the air, she also got a wild mutation in her Alpha Gene, which made her wings a lot more flexible— this means she can hover, unlike her parents who can only fly backward and forward. And not only that, her feathers are made of an unknown material that is pretty much indestructible and they could even detach from her wings. Also, she can control every feather in her possession, using it as a shield, as a weapon, or as a projectile when the situation calls for it. In her recent interview, she revealed that she could precisely control every feather she has, which is insane considering that she's still young and she already has mastery over her superpower.

To add icing to the cake, she's currently the undefeated champion of the Casual Division in the Concrete Arena. No one could beat her and her streak has no chance of ceasing. This is also where she got the nickname 'Plume' which is just another term for bird plumage.

"And you know, she even won the most beautiful girl in a popular ranking section of the same magazine. She's unstoppable. Imagine having maxed-out stats in both attack and defense, not to mention she looks like a goddess. Sigh~ us normal superheroes won't even be able to hold a candle to her." Midori didn't stop telling everyone all the information he knew about Plume. He spoke non-stop until the school bus finally stopped and then it was time for them to queue up to enter the Concrete Arena.

No one knows why it's called the Concrete Arena and no one wondered why it was so. Someone probably just called it that way when it was first built and the name was stuck to it. As the group approached the Concrete Arena, they realized that it was much more gargantuan in size compared to when they viewed it from the school bus windows. It's pretty much a mountain with who knows how many floors.

"Excuse me, sir, but children aren't allowed here. Do you have a— " The guard started.

"Oh, we're here as a special guest. Look there on the schedule... yep, that one right there, the United Superheroes Academy reservation." Knighthawk said with utmost confidence since he personally knew the owner of the Concrete Arena. Well, no one actually knows what his real name is but everyone knows him as Don Quixote, from a popular comedic novel that was popular back in the day.

"Please come in, sir. The elevator is right by the right side of the hallway. You don't have to click on any floors since it would direct you to the floor where you needed to go. Floor 12, Casual Division, right?"

"Right."

The exchange between Knighthawk and the guard was stopped short as another usher escorted everyone to a nearby elevator which would supposedly bring them to the right floor where they were heading.

"Remember, this is sort of like an official arena match or something like that. So you better not cause any trouble. Also, there's this thing called 'Choose Your Legends' going on in the Concrete Arena. It's sort of like an ongoing tradition where the challenger gets to choose his or her legends and then they can fight against each other. Same rules, same prize, you know how it is. It's like an impromptu official match, except the rewards are the same as in an official match. The name came from a certain game and they hold the same event every year for their players. I don't know why the Concrete Arena didn't get a copyright strike but then again, it's as popular as the game so— oh, we're here."

Right when Knighthawk finished talking, the elevator dinged and they were greeted by a spacy hallway with a red carpet that led to the center of the building where the fights take place. A crowd of spectators was already present, hoarding the first row seats so they could get a better look at the Plume and her legendary fight. Ever since she entered the ring in the Concrete Arena for the Casual Division, she had never lost a fight. And because of that, people from around town would gather more and more to watch her fights, wondering when her reign will end as the undefeated. Also, the other reason why the first row seats were filled up was that there's a 'Choose Your Legends' event in this fight. And that means Plume would choose a random superhero to go against her in a random fight. Usually, when it comes to other participants and their 'Choose Your Legends' event, they would choose a weaker superhero than themselves, resulting in a fight so anticlimactic that the other people would basically leave the show. But it is an entirely different case for Plume. She would always challenge someone better than her and still win by the skin of the teeth. That's why she easily became a popular fighter in the Concrete Arena.

"You can all sit here. This is the second row so the view is not that great compared to the front seats but it's still a great view nonetheless. Besides, all of you wouldn't even be able to enter here if it weren't for the school planning this excursion for our hero training. I practically had to beg the principal for it." Knighthawk shuddered at the thought since the Principal is one scary being.

'Plume, huh,' Satoshi said to himself as he seated himself beside Kuroe and Shiroi— well, more like he didn't really care where he sat but before he knew it, Kuroe and Shiroi were seating on both her side. A violet-haired girl sat beside Kuroe and from time to time she would glance at Satoshi. However, Satoshi didn't notice it so he didn't really bring up the topic. "I've seen her before. If I were to grade her superpower, I guess it would fall perfectly in a 9.5 out of 10 ratings, much like Hiroshi's superpower. However, it's not like she doesn't have any weaknesses. If someone were to use projectiles much better than her, then she would easily lose. Her body is not that durable either so I don't think she could tank that many hits without her superpower. If she were to go up against my mom or dad she would easily lose, hands down. And if there was someone out there with the superpower to nullify another, then it would come down to how great you are when you fight physically."

Satoshi was talking to himself and making notes in his notebook as he realized that everyone was already shouting Plume's name. A few seconds later, Plume entered the arena like an angelic fighter. She wore light armor consisting of a breastplate and faulds which are both stylish and it matched the short white dress she was wearing. Her wings shone a slightly silvery color which matched the color of her armor. Since her eyes couldn't be seen from her helmet that had wings on its side, no one noticed that she scanned the audience before stepping forward.

'Satoshi? Why is he here? Isn't he still a teenager?! What is he doing here?' Plume asked herself but she didn't think that much about it after seeing Knighthawk and the entire Class 3-1 with him. Right now, she should focus on her upcoming fight. After all, she has a title to defend.

And then she came across a good idea that would have to wait for later. With a smile on her face, she stepped into the arena and posed to signify that she was prepared to fight.

And that's when the next challenger stepped up into the arena... not really, he didn't really walk into the arena, more like he rolled towards it with his wheelchair and then floated up to step foot on the arena. "Why are there stairs going to the arena? There should've been a platform for wheelchairs or something." He complained, scratching his head which is as bald as an egg.

"Professor Y? What are you doing here?!" This time, it was Plume who was caught off-guard. After all, her next opponent is not only a licensed and professional superhero, he's also one of the renowned teachers of the United Superheroes Academy.

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